You can always count on emerging visual artists for their amazing freshness and creative approach.
They know no boundaries and are not afraid to experiment. This was the case last Saturday when Lizamore & Associates Gallery had a walkabout of its biggest exhibition yet, titled New Voices.
The exhibition is divided into two: Spatial Relations curated by Tammy Langtry and Freedom to Create; Freedom to Inspire curated by Lunga Khumalo.
The group of talented visual artists spoke their minds on issues like social, political and economic transformation as presented in the country's constitution.
Khumalo says: "I have chosen these artists to give them a space to showcase their talent. I wanted art works that would open dialogue. Since the country celebrated 21 years [of democracy], we wanted artists who will be able to observe the state of the country and portray that in an art work."
In terms of technique, the artists have also shifted away from traditional mediums and settled for found objects to create sculptures.
Langtry defines Spatial Relations as a multimedia exhibition where emerging artists collectively bring to bear their notions of lived space.
She says the exhibition draws on South Africa's real and imagined space, their works attempt to bridge the divide between the physical and imagined and extends this further into the metaphorical and digital realities of space and identity.
"Their works blend together themes such as nostalgia, exclusion, fantasy, reflection, identity constructs, ownership, longing, belonging and the diaspora and thereby nuancing the lived experience and identity of South Africans ."
Khumalo's exhibition interrogates the state of the nation's art post-democracy, showcasing works by promising artists.
"Freedom to Create, Freedom to Inspire" aims to excite, amuse, challenge but ultimately also inspire anyone viewing it."
Khumalo has chosen young people who are versatile and not afraid to push the limits.
Vincent Osemwegie from Nigeria has been living in South Africa for a while and he presents a black-and-white painting. He says his style and technique evolved from realistic to expressive. The fluidity in his brush-dripped lines represents life's rigours, happiness and celebration.
Pretoria Street Photographers present an interesting series of photographs inspired by the #FeesMustFall students march last October.
They focus on the narrative of the placards such as "We Can No Longer Afford to be the Future" and one that stole the show, "Zuma Must Twerk for the Six", by Emmanuel Munano.
Mduduzi Thwala, a self-taught artist from Soweto, presents his Jim comes to Joburg painting, a simple and striking piece that talks about the artist's observation of people from rural areas coming to Johannesburg with nothing but the dream of a better life. Their dreams seem as impossible to reach as the CBD skyscrapers but, still, they dare to dream.
Pebofatso Mokoena, working mainly as a printmaker, is preoccupied with the psychological effects of losing a part of one's self or a family member.
The exhibition has closed.
Creative inspiration from fresh new voices
You can always count on emerging visual artists for their amazing freshness and creative approach.
They know no boundaries and are not afraid to experiment. This was the case last Saturday when Lizamore & Associates Gallery had a walkabout of its biggest exhibition yet, titled New Voices.
The exhibition is divided into two: Spatial Relations curated by Tammy Langtry and Freedom to Create; Freedom to Inspire curated by Lunga Khumalo.
The group of talented visual artists spoke their minds on issues like social, political and economic transformation as presented in the country's constitution.
Khumalo says: "I have chosen these artists to give them a space to showcase their talent. I wanted art works that would open dialogue. Since the country celebrated 21 years [of democracy], we wanted artists who will be able to observe the state of the country and portray that in an art work."
In terms of technique, the artists have also shifted away from traditional mediums and settled for found objects to create sculptures.
Langtry defines Spatial Relations as a multimedia exhibition where emerging artists collectively bring to bear their notions of lived space.
She says the exhibition draws on South Africa's real and imagined space, their works attempt to bridge the divide between the physical and imagined and extends this further into the metaphorical and digital realities of space and identity.
"Their works blend together themes such as nostalgia, exclusion, fantasy, reflection, identity constructs, ownership, longing, belonging and the diaspora and thereby nuancing the lived experience and identity of South Africans ."
Khumalo's exhibition interrogates the state of the nation's art post-democracy, showcasing works by promising artists.
"Freedom to Create, Freedom to Inspire" aims to excite, amuse, challenge but ultimately also inspire anyone viewing it."
Khumalo has chosen young people who are versatile and not afraid to push the limits.
Vincent Osemwegie from Nigeria has been living in South Africa for a while and he presents a black-and-white painting. He says his style and technique evolved from realistic to expressive. The fluidity in his brush-dripped lines represents life's rigours, happiness and celebration.
Pretoria Street Photographers present an interesting series of photographs inspired by the #FeesMustFall students march last October.
They focus on the narrative of the placards such as "We Can No Longer Afford to be the Future" and one that stole the show, "Zuma Must Twerk for the Six", by Emmanuel Munano.
Mduduzi Thwala, a self-taught artist from Soweto, presents his Jim comes to Joburg painting, a simple and striking piece that talks about the artist's observation of people from rural areas coming to Johannesburg with nothing but the dream of a better life. Their dreams seem as impossible to reach as the CBD skyscrapers but, still, they dare to dream.
Pebofatso Mokoena, working mainly as a printmaker, is preoccupied with the psychological effects of losing a part of one's self or a family member.
The exhibition has closed.
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